1.0Greenpeace Aotearoahttps://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoaEllie Hooperhttps://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/author/ehooper/The Wild West Atlanticrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nxhocbZCZa"><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/publication/the-wild-west-atlantic/">The Wild West Atlantic</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/publication/the-wild-west-atlantic/embed/#?secret=nxhocbZCZa" width="600" height="338" title="“The Wild West Atlantic” — Greenpeace Aotearoa" data-secret="nxhocbZCZa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-aotearoa-stateless/2019/11/1c48b3a1-gp02djv_web_size.jpg800516In the south-west Atlantic, along the Patagonian shelf, an area of international waters known as the Blue Hole is home to unique ecosystems and iconic species, such as the southern right whale and the elephant seal many of which have a fragile conservation status.